Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-09-17
KANSAS CROPS.
Oficial Report Of the State Board Of Agri-
culture.

Oficial Report Of the State Board Of Agri-
culture.
] Major Sims, secretary of the state board
of agriculture, has prepared the following
official crop bulletin for August:
OFFICE OF THE
STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE,
TOPEKA, KAN, September 3, ".
! To the Agent of e. g Kansas and Missouri Aseo-
ciated Press, Topeka, Kan:
Summary of reports, official and other
wise, received at this Office for the month
ending August 81, relating to the acreage
| and probable product of Kansas crops for
1887:
Wheat winter and spring)-We rate no
| change since the date of our last report, one
month ago. Probable product, 7,47O,S5
bushels, which, with the old wheat on hand,
will about meet the requirements OF the
| state Cor seed and bread.
Corn-In view of the very general demand
for definite information relating to this crop
the board has, for the purposes OF this re,
port, extended its inquiries much beyond
its regular list of correspondents, and after
careful compilation and thorough analysis
of the information received from all sources,
find the area planted to be $3.50, AUS acres,
or IL per cent in excess of any former year.
Of this area 9, 520, 1872 acres, or 40 percent,
(while luable for fodder,) will not be
worth husking, leaving 4,0O0,07 acres from
pIOuuCt may 10 cApCCUOu. Ills
acreage, we estimate, will yield 1861 ,258
bushels, or 49 per cent of the average annual
product for five years, which, together with
the old corn now on hand, (which we esti-
mate at IL 100000 bushels,) will, we think,
when properly distributed, about meet the
requirements of the state.
The counties of Allen, Anderson, Bourbon,
Brown, Butler, Chautauqua7,, Cherokee, Cow
ley, Crawford, Doniphan, Elk, Greenwood,
Kingman, Labette, Linn, Montgomery,
Nemaha, Neosho, Republic, Sedgwick, Will
son and Woodson-twenty-tw o-will have
surplus. The counties of Atchison, Chase,
Coffey, Harper, Harvey, Jackson, Jefferson,
Jewell, johnson, Lincoln, Marion, Marshall,
Mcpherson, Miami, Norton, Phillips, Potta-
Eae Smith, Pratt Stafford a"" and WASHING Rfne
to meet local requirements, while
the remaining counties, with possibly few
exceptions, will, to greater or less extent,
be purchasers of this cereal.
Oats-The area seeded to this crop is
found to be much in excess of any former
year, and while the yield per acre will fall
considerably below the average, the gross
product will not be less than 100000 BUSH
els, or about 1000, 900 bushels in excess of
the crop of 1856, which was the largest here
tofore reported.
Potatoes-The season has been unfavor-
able for this crop, and light yield may be
expected.
Broom Corn-Area planted, 7O.323 acres.
Estimated product, %, 129, 200 pounds of
brush, against Sc, 633, 500 last year.
Flax-Acreage largely in excess of last
year. Probable product 100000 bushels, or
about the same as for 1886.
Millet and Hungarian-Acreage about the
same as last year and will furnish about l.
100000 tons of good feed.
Grasses-The yield per acre has been
light, but an abundance of hay has and will
be secured. Pastures are now generally
good throughout the state and live stock in
fine condition. WILLIAM SIMS,
Secretary.